The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-07-20
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| for Representative within the State.
WHEREAS, Experience has pointed out
! the necessity of amending the Constitution
and the expectancy of calling convention
for that purpose therefore,
| BE it enacted by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth Of Kentucky
IL. That at the next general election for
Representatives to the General Assembly, il
shall be the duty of the several sherifs and
other officers of election to open q poll for
and make a return To the Secretary of State,
! for the time being, of the names of all citi-
zens entitled to vote for Representatives who
! have voted az the said election for calling
a convention for the purpose of re-adopt-
! ing amending or changing the Constitu-
| ton.
Z .. That any sheriff or other return
! ing officer falling to perform the duty inn
posed by first section of this act shall be
subject to a fine of six hundred dollars
! $4,000, to be recovered by indictment of
the grand jury in any court having iurisdic-
ton thereof, and shall, upon conviction of
such failure, be removed from Office by
the court in which such conviction is had.
3. That for the purpose Of asccrtaming
the number of citizens entitled 10 vote for
| Representatives within this State i'll the
| year 1887, there shall be furnished, as
hereinafter provided, to the sherifs and
other officers of the election i'm August,
| 1887, q registration book, in which the
officers of the election shall record the
names of all citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives within this State at the said
! election. The officers of the election shall
! be cx OtiiciO officers of registration, and
| shall have said registration book open for
the record Of said names between the
hours of & o'clock a. m. and o'clock p.
IN. on the day of the August, 1887, election
al all the voting places in this Common
wealth. And it shall be the duty of all
citizens of this Commonwealth who are
entitled to vote for Representatives, on the
dayOf the next general election III August,
! 1887, to go before the Sheriifs and other re-
turning officers of said election in the v0t-
! ing precinct in which they are severally en-
! titled to vote, and cause themselves tn be
| registered on the pOll-bOOk as qualified
voters of this Commonwealth, and names
of any and all citizens living in the district
known to said officers to he entitled to vote
tor Representatives, or made known to them
by evidence on that day, shall be registered
as not voting. And in the year 1887, no
other officer shall be authorized To make
anv list or return of the qualified voters of
this Commonwealth, nor shall any return
thereof except the registration books and
certificates provided orby this act be made,
aud all laws requiring list or returns of such
uUaIIltu voters are hereby Eeptulcu, 80 IuT
az the year 1887 IL embraced therein. The
total number of votes so registered shall be
the true number of citizens entitled to vote
for Representatives within this State, for
the purpose of ascertianing whether n
majority of all the citizens of this State
entitled TO vote for Representative vote for
calling n convention for the purpose of
re.adopting, amending or changing the
Constitution.
H. The said registration books shall be
appropriately ruled and headed, so that
they may, and It is hereby enacted that the
same SHALL be the poll-bo0ks for recording
the votes for and against the calling of the
constitutional convention, and for aSccr.
tianing the number of citizens entitled to
vote for Representative within the State.
1t shall be the duty Of the said officers OF
election to PROFOUND to every voter the
question: ado you vote for calling a con-
stitutiOnal convention or not?" If such
voter shall answer in the affirmative, his
name shall be recorded as voting for said
convention; if such voter shall answer in
the negative, his name shall be recorded rs
voting against said convention, and if such
voter makes no answer, his name shall be
recorded or registered as not voting upon
said question. And il shall be the duty of
the officers holding the election at each
voting place in the State 10 certify the
total number of voters registered. and the
number voting for calling the constitu-
tional convention, and to make out II
duplicate certificate showing said facts Tho
registration book shall he by them imme-
diately sent, at the expense OF the Com
monwealth, by mail, to the Secretary of
State ut Frankfort, Kentucky, and the du-
plicate certificate attached 10 the poll-boOk
for the election of State officers, and return |
Herewith ~ now directed by law.
s5. The Secretary of State in Office at
the converting of the General Assembly |
next after the election i'll August, 1887,
shall, Immediately upon the organization
of the same, transmit to each House u
statement, prepared by him from the said
registration and poll.bOoks showing how
many votes were ut the said election cast
in favor of said convention, and the total
number of voters registered, whether vot.
ing for or against or not at all. The report |
shall be made up by counties. He shall
retain the registration books for the use Of |
examination aud inspection of the next
General Assembly.
&c. II shall be the duty of the officers
whose duty il is by the law ~ compare and |
certify the votes for State officers TO make |
out from the certificates returned with the
State election pOll-boOks a. above pro-
vided, and at the time they certify the
votes for State officers, certificate by |
voting places, showing the total number |
of votes registered apd the number voting |
for calling n constitutional convention, and
Ia send the certificate Ia the Secretary Of
State and ii the registration book pro-
yi.ied Tor above shall, ~ 10 any voting |
place, be lost, destroyed ar not returned,
then the Secretary of State, III making the /
report 20 the General Assembly, shall use |
IN. information Ia the certificate ~ to any |
such district or precinct, and he shall,
moreover, Use the certificate % show that
he has or has not the registration book for |